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Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affili-ate Marketing 7
Getting Started 7 Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market 10
Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website 13
Setting Up Your Website 14
Web Hosting 15 Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads 17
Search Engine Optimization 18 Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site 22
Video Marketing 22 Social Media Marketing 23
Email Marketing 23 Content Marketing 24
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand 26
Your Target Market 27 Your Brand Voice 27
Visual Branding 28 Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Business 30
Making a Commitment 31 Conclusion 34
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Introduction
For many the ultimate career goal is to achieve a passive income A pas-
sive income is one which requires little to no work to achieve leading to a
whole range of amazing opportunities whether it is an early retirement or simply the freedom to live your life however you please without the typical
nine to five workday tying you down
Therersquos no doubt that the chance to earn a passive income and forget
about having to work eight hours a day five days a week is something that
most of us would jump at Do you want to retire 20-30 years before every-body else that you know Or perhaps you want to be able to travel the
world and jet off at your convenience Either way a passive income is the
key to achieving the type of life that yoursquove always dreamed of
But how does one achieve a passive income For many it seems just a nice dream But this doesnrsquot have to be the case If you want to achieve a
passive income and start living the life that yoursquove only been able to imag-
ine before now you may be surprised to hear that it is closer to your reach
than you think With online shopping becoming more and more popular across the globe affiliate marketing is becoming the pathway of choice for
those looking to reach the goal of a passive income With an increasing
number of companies selling their goods and services online affiliate mar-
keting allows regular people to start home-based businesses and achieve a
passive income by simply promoting and selling other peoplersquos things
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In this book yoursquoll learn
All about the basics of affiliate marketing
How to get started as an affiliate marketer
Why choosing the right niche is so important
How to start an affiliate website
How blogging can aid your success
How to promote other peoplersquos products successfully using different meth-
ods
How to build a strong brand and brand image
How to use social media and create a good online presence
How to eventually earn a passive income from affiliate marketing and
much more
It is important to understand that when starting out as an affiliate marketer
you should not expect a passive income immediately Affiliate marketing can often start off slowly and take a while to become a huge success and it
will take patience knowledge and understanding for you to make it to
where you want to be In order to make money selling other peoplersquos prod-
ucts or services itrsquos essential that you are willing to put in all the time and effort required With affiliate marketing becoming more and more popular
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as a method of making an income new affiliate marketers need to up their game in order to ensure that they have an edge over the competition In
this e-book you will learn exactly what you need to do to ensure that your
new business venture in affiliate marketing has the right foundations and
framework to become a success and be the ticket to the lifestyle that you have always dreamed of
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Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular ways to make
money online but what is it exactly Simply put affiliate marketing is a
method of making an income by which you advertise other peoplersquos prod-
ucts and services As an affiliate marketer you will set up a blog or website
which you will use to display advertisements provided to you by the com-panies which you represent Each time a sale is made through your affiliate
site or blog you are paid a commission Depending on the popularity and
success of both your website the products and services that you promote
and the company or companies which you promote for there is a lot of money to be made from affiliate marketing which is why itrsquos important to
get it right
Getting Started
Most affiliate marketers start off by using an affiliate program for example
Amazon Associates which is highly recommended to both first-time and experienced affiliate marketers Choosing a reputable company such as
Amazon is very important as the visitors to your site are much more likely
to make a purchase from an organisation which is a household name and
is well-known for being trustworthy professional and good value The sec-ond reason why programs such as Amazon Associates are so popular is
that they offer a diverse range of products to promote and advertise
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Before you dive straight into being an affiliate marketer there are a lot of things which should be taken into consideration In order to be successful
at affiliate marketing itrsquos important to have a good idea of how to create
and maintain a website understand how search engine optimisation works
and have a good working knowledge of social media and social media marketing Staying up to date on all of these topics is absolute key to en-
suring that your new affiliate marketing business venture doesnrsquot end up
going nowhere
Does Affiliate Marketing Work
If yoursquove been trawling the web for methods of making money online you have probably come across more than just a few which appear to be quite
dubious When it comes to making money from the internet there are many
methods advertised as being sure fire quick ways to make money when in
reality they are nothing but a scam So if yoursquore wondering whether or not affiliate marketing actually works we donrsquot blame you The good news is
yes ndash affiliate marketing absolutely works as a genuine way to make your
income online There are usually no fees to set up as an affiliate marketer
with a number of different programs available which allow you to get started making money for free
Who Benefits From Affiliate Marketing
You may be wondering who else affiliate marketing is beneficial to Other
than yourself of course affiliate marketing has some great advantages for
a number of other people This includes both businesses who are looking to sell their products and services online and the customers who are look-
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ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Disclaimer
This e-book has been written for information purposes only Every effort
has been made to make this eBook as complete and accurate as possible
However there may be mistakes in typography or content Also this e-book provides information only up to the publishing date Therefore this eBook
should be used as a guide - not as the ultimate source
The purpose of this eBook is to educate The author and the publisher does
not warrant that the information contained in this e-book is fully complete and shall not be responsible for any errors or omissions The author and
publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity
with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly
or indirectly by this e-book
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Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affili-ate Marketing 7
Getting Started 7 Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market 10
Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website 13
Setting Up Your Website 14
Web Hosting 15 Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads 17
Search Engine Optimization 18 Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site 22
Video Marketing 22 Social Media Marketing 23
Email Marketing 23 Content Marketing 24
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand 26
Your Target Market 27 Your Brand Voice 27
Visual Branding 28 Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Business 30
Making a Commitment 31 Conclusion 34
3
Introduction
For many the ultimate career goal is to achieve a passive income A pas-
sive income is one which requires little to no work to achieve leading to a
whole range of amazing opportunities whether it is an early retirement or simply the freedom to live your life however you please without the typical
nine to five workday tying you down
Therersquos no doubt that the chance to earn a passive income and forget
about having to work eight hours a day five days a week is something that
most of us would jump at Do you want to retire 20-30 years before every-body else that you know Or perhaps you want to be able to travel the
world and jet off at your convenience Either way a passive income is the
key to achieving the type of life that yoursquove always dreamed of
But how does one achieve a passive income For many it seems just a nice dream But this doesnrsquot have to be the case If you want to achieve a
passive income and start living the life that yoursquove only been able to imag-
ine before now you may be surprised to hear that it is closer to your reach
than you think With online shopping becoming more and more popular across the globe affiliate marketing is becoming the pathway of choice for
those looking to reach the goal of a passive income With an increasing
number of companies selling their goods and services online affiliate mar-
keting allows regular people to start home-based businesses and achieve a
passive income by simply promoting and selling other peoplersquos things
4
In this book yoursquoll learn
All about the basics of affiliate marketing
How to get started as an affiliate marketer
Why choosing the right niche is so important
How to start an affiliate website
How blogging can aid your success
How to promote other peoplersquos products successfully using different meth-
ods
How to build a strong brand and brand image
How to use social media and create a good online presence
How to eventually earn a passive income from affiliate marketing and
much more
It is important to understand that when starting out as an affiliate marketer
you should not expect a passive income immediately Affiliate marketing can often start off slowly and take a while to become a huge success and it
will take patience knowledge and understanding for you to make it to
where you want to be In order to make money selling other peoplersquos prod-
ucts or services itrsquos essential that you are willing to put in all the time and effort required With affiliate marketing becoming more and more popular
5
as a method of making an income new affiliate marketers need to up their game in order to ensure that they have an edge over the competition In
this e-book you will learn exactly what you need to do to ensure that your
new business venture in affiliate marketing has the right foundations and
framework to become a success and be the ticket to the lifestyle that you have always dreamed of
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Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular ways to make
money online but what is it exactly Simply put affiliate marketing is a
method of making an income by which you advertise other peoplersquos prod-
ucts and services As an affiliate marketer you will set up a blog or website
which you will use to display advertisements provided to you by the com-panies which you represent Each time a sale is made through your affiliate
site or blog you are paid a commission Depending on the popularity and
success of both your website the products and services that you promote
and the company or companies which you promote for there is a lot of money to be made from affiliate marketing which is why itrsquos important to
get it right
Getting Started
Most affiliate marketers start off by using an affiliate program for example
Amazon Associates which is highly recommended to both first-time and experienced affiliate marketers Choosing a reputable company such as
Amazon is very important as the visitors to your site are much more likely
to make a purchase from an organisation which is a household name and
is well-known for being trustworthy professional and good value The sec-ond reason why programs such as Amazon Associates are so popular is
that they offer a diverse range of products to promote and advertise
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Before you dive straight into being an affiliate marketer there are a lot of things which should be taken into consideration In order to be successful
at affiliate marketing itrsquos important to have a good idea of how to create
and maintain a website understand how search engine optimisation works
and have a good working knowledge of social media and social media marketing Staying up to date on all of these topics is absolute key to en-
suring that your new affiliate marketing business venture doesnrsquot end up
going nowhere
Does Affiliate Marketing Work
If yoursquove been trawling the web for methods of making money online you have probably come across more than just a few which appear to be quite
dubious When it comes to making money from the internet there are many
methods advertised as being sure fire quick ways to make money when in
reality they are nothing but a scam So if yoursquore wondering whether or not affiliate marketing actually works we donrsquot blame you The good news is
yes ndash affiliate marketing absolutely works as a genuine way to make your
income online There are usually no fees to set up as an affiliate marketer
with a number of different programs available which allow you to get started making money for free
Who Benefits From Affiliate Marketing
You may be wondering who else affiliate marketing is beneficial to Other
than yourself of course affiliate marketing has some great advantages for
a number of other people This includes both businesses who are looking to sell their products and services online and the customers who are look-
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ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affili-ate Marketing 7
Getting Started 7 Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market 10
Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website 13
Setting Up Your Website 14
Web Hosting 15 Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads 17
Search Engine Optimization 18 Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site 22
Video Marketing 22 Social Media Marketing 23
Email Marketing 23 Content Marketing 24
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand 26
Your Target Market 27 Your Brand Voice 27
Visual Branding 28 Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Business 30
Making a Commitment 31 Conclusion 34
3
Introduction
For many the ultimate career goal is to achieve a passive income A pas-
sive income is one which requires little to no work to achieve leading to a
whole range of amazing opportunities whether it is an early retirement or simply the freedom to live your life however you please without the typical
nine to five workday tying you down
Therersquos no doubt that the chance to earn a passive income and forget
about having to work eight hours a day five days a week is something that
most of us would jump at Do you want to retire 20-30 years before every-body else that you know Or perhaps you want to be able to travel the
world and jet off at your convenience Either way a passive income is the
key to achieving the type of life that yoursquove always dreamed of
But how does one achieve a passive income For many it seems just a nice dream But this doesnrsquot have to be the case If you want to achieve a
passive income and start living the life that yoursquove only been able to imag-
ine before now you may be surprised to hear that it is closer to your reach
than you think With online shopping becoming more and more popular across the globe affiliate marketing is becoming the pathway of choice for
those looking to reach the goal of a passive income With an increasing
number of companies selling their goods and services online affiliate mar-
keting allows regular people to start home-based businesses and achieve a
passive income by simply promoting and selling other peoplersquos things
4
In this book yoursquoll learn
All about the basics of affiliate marketing
How to get started as an affiliate marketer
Why choosing the right niche is so important
How to start an affiliate website
How blogging can aid your success
How to promote other peoplersquos products successfully using different meth-
ods
How to build a strong brand and brand image
How to use social media and create a good online presence
How to eventually earn a passive income from affiliate marketing and
much more
It is important to understand that when starting out as an affiliate marketer
you should not expect a passive income immediately Affiliate marketing can often start off slowly and take a while to become a huge success and it
will take patience knowledge and understanding for you to make it to
where you want to be In order to make money selling other peoplersquos prod-
ucts or services itrsquos essential that you are willing to put in all the time and effort required With affiliate marketing becoming more and more popular
5
as a method of making an income new affiliate marketers need to up their game in order to ensure that they have an edge over the competition In
this e-book you will learn exactly what you need to do to ensure that your
new business venture in affiliate marketing has the right foundations and
framework to become a success and be the ticket to the lifestyle that you have always dreamed of
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Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular ways to make
money online but what is it exactly Simply put affiliate marketing is a
method of making an income by which you advertise other peoplersquos prod-
ucts and services As an affiliate marketer you will set up a blog or website
which you will use to display advertisements provided to you by the com-panies which you represent Each time a sale is made through your affiliate
site or blog you are paid a commission Depending on the popularity and
success of both your website the products and services that you promote
and the company or companies which you promote for there is a lot of money to be made from affiliate marketing which is why itrsquos important to
get it right
Getting Started
Most affiliate marketers start off by using an affiliate program for example
Amazon Associates which is highly recommended to both first-time and experienced affiliate marketers Choosing a reputable company such as
Amazon is very important as the visitors to your site are much more likely
to make a purchase from an organisation which is a household name and
is well-known for being trustworthy professional and good value The sec-ond reason why programs such as Amazon Associates are so popular is
that they offer a diverse range of products to promote and advertise
7
Before you dive straight into being an affiliate marketer there are a lot of things which should be taken into consideration In order to be successful
at affiliate marketing itrsquos important to have a good idea of how to create
and maintain a website understand how search engine optimisation works
and have a good working knowledge of social media and social media marketing Staying up to date on all of these topics is absolute key to en-
suring that your new affiliate marketing business venture doesnrsquot end up
going nowhere
Does Affiliate Marketing Work
If yoursquove been trawling the web for methods of making money online you have probably come across more than just a few which appear to be quite
dubious When it comes to making money from the internet there are many
methods advertised as being sure fire quick ways to make money when in
reality they are nothing but a scam So if yoursquore wondering whether or not affiliate marketing actually works we donrsquot blame you The good news is
yes ndash affiliate marketing absolutely works as a genuine way to make your
income online There are usually no fees to set up as an affiliate marketer
with a number of different programs available which allow you to get started making money for free
Who Benefits From Affiliate Marketing
You may be wondering who else affiliate marketing is beneficial to Other
than yourself of course affiliate marketing has some great advantages for
a number of other people This includes both businesses who are looking to sell their products and services online and the customers who are look-
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ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Introduction
For many the ultimate career goal is to achieve a passive income A pas-
sive income is one which requires little to no work to achieve leading to a
whole range of amazing opportunities whether it is an early retirement or simply the freedom to live your life however you please without the typical
nine to five workday tying you down
Therersquos no doubt that the chance to earn a passive income and forget
about having to work eight hours a day five days a week is something that
most of us would jump at Do you want to retire 20-30 years before every-body else that you know Or perhaps you want to be able to travel the
world and jet off at your convenience Either way a passive income is the
key to achieving the type of life that yoursquove always dreamed of
But how does one achieve a passive income For many it seems just a nice dream But this doesnrsquot have to be the case If you want to achieve a
passive income and start living the life that yoursquove only been able to imag-
ine before now you may be surprised to hear that it is closer to your reach
than you think With online shopping becoming more and more popular across the globe affiliate marketing is becoming the pathway of choice for
those looking to reach the goal of a passive income With an increasing
number of companies selling their goods and services online affiliate mar-
keting allows regular people to start home-based businesses and achieve a
passive income by simply promoting and selling other peoplersquos things
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In this book yoursquoll learn
All about the basics of affiliate marketing
How to get started as an affiliate marketer
Why choosing the right niche is so important
How to start an affiliate website
How blogging can aid your success
How to promote other peoplersquos products successfully using different meth-
ods
How to build a strong brand and brand image
How to use social media and create a good online presence
How to eventually earn a passive income from affiliate marketing and
much more
It is important to understand that when starting out as an affiliate marketer
you should not expect a passive income immediately Affiliate marketing can often start off slowly and take a while to become a huge success and it
will take patience knowledge and understanding for you to make it to
where you want to be In order to make money selling other peoplersquos prod-
ucts or services itrsquos essential that you are willing to put in all the time and effort required With affiliate marketing becoming more and more popular
5
as a method of making an income new affiliate marketers need to up their game in order to ensure that they have an edge over the competition In
this e-book you will learn exactly what you need to do to ensure that your
new business venture in affiliate marketing has the right foundations and
framework to become a success and be the ticket to the lifestyle that you have always dreamed of
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Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular ways to make
money online but what is it exactly Simply put affiliate marketing is a
method of making an income by which you advertise other peoplersquos prod-
ucts and services As an affiliate marketer you will set up a blog or website
which you will use to display advertisements provided to you by the com-panies which you represent Each time a sale is made through your affiliate
site or blog you are paid a commission Depending on the popularity and
success of both your website the products and services that you promote
and the company or companies which you promote for there is a lot of money to be made from affiliate marketing which is why itrsquos important to
get it right
Getting Started
Most affiliate marketers start off by using an affiliate program for example
Amazon Associates which is highly recommended to both first-time and experienced affiliate marketers Choosing a reputable company such as
Amazon is very important as the visitors to your site are much more likely
to make a purchase from an organisation which is a household name and
is well-known for being trustworthy professional and good value The sec-ond reason why programs such as Amazon Associates are so popular is
that they offer a diverse range of products to promote and advertise
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Before you dive straight into being an affiliate marketer there are a lot of things which should be taken into consideration In order to be successful
at affiliate marketing itrsquos important to have a good idea of how to create
and maintain a website understand how search engine optimisation works
and have a good working knowledge of social media and social media marketing Staying up to date on all of these topics is absolute key to en-
suring that your new affiliate marketing business venture doesnrsquot end up
going nowhere
Does Affiliate Marketing Work
If yoursquove been trawling the web for methods of making money online you have probably come across more than just a few which appear to be quite
dubious When it comes to making money from the internet there are many
methods advertised as being sure fire quick ways to make money when in
reality they are nothing but a scam So if yoursquore wondering whether or not affiliate marketing actually works we donrsquot blame you The good news is
yes ndash affiliate marketing absolutely works as a genuine way to make your
income online There are usually no fees to set up as an affiliate marketer
with a number of different programs available which allow you to get started making money for free
Who Benefits From Affiliate Marketing
You may be wondering who else affiliate marketing is beneficial to Other
than yourself of course affiliate marketing has some great advantages for
a number of other people This includes both businesses who are looking to sell their products and services online and the customers who are look-
8
ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
15
On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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In this book yoursquoll learn
All about the basics of affiliate marketing
How to get started as an affiliate marketer
Why choosing the right niche is so important
How to start an affiliate website
How blogging can aid your success
How to promote other peoplersquos products successfully using different meth-
ods
How to build a strong brand and brand image
How to use social media and create a good online presence
How to eventually earn a passive income from affiliate marketing and
much more
It is important to understand that when starting out as an affiliate marketer
you should not expect a passive income immediately Affiliate marketing can often start off slowly and take a while to become a huge success and it
will take patience knowledge and understanding for you to make it to
where you want to be In order to make money selling other peoplersquos prod-
ucts or services itrsquos essential that you are willing to put in all the time and effort required With affiliate marketing becoming more and more popular
5
as a method of making an income new affiliate marketers need to up their game in order to ensure that they have an edge over the competition In
this e-book you will learn exactly what you need to do to ensure that your
new business venture in affiliate marketing has the right foundations and
framework to become a success and be the ticket to the lifestyle that you have always dreamed of
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Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular ways to make
money online but what is it exactly Simply put affiliate marketing is a
method of making an income by which you advertise other peoplersquos prod-
ucts and services As an affiliate marketer you will set up a blog or website
which you will use to display advertisements provided to you by the com-panies which you represent Each time a sale is made through your affiliate
site or blog you are paid a commission Depending on the popularity and
success of both your website the products and services that you promote
and the company or companies which you promote for there is a lot of money to be made from affiliate marketing which is why itrsquos important to
get it right
Getting Started
Most affiliate marketers start off by using an affiliate program for example
Amazon Associates which is highly recommended to both first-time and experienced affiliate marketers Choosing a reputable company such as
Amazon is very important as the visitors to your site are much more likely
to make a purchase from an organisation which is a household name and
is well-known for being trustworthy professional and good value The sec-ond reason why programs such as Amazon Associates are so popular is
that they offer a diverse range of products to promote and advertise
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Before you dive straight into being an affiliate marketer there are a lot of things which should be taken into consideration In order to be successful
at affiliate marketing itrsquos important to have a good idea of how to create
and maintain a website understand how search engine optimisation works
and have a good working knowledge of social media and social media marketing Staying up to date on all of these topics is absolute key to en-
suring that your new affiliate marketing business venture doesnrsquot end up
going nowhere
Does Affiliate Marketing Work
If yoursquove been trawling the web for methods of making money online you have probably come across more than just a few which appear to be quite
dubious When it comes to making money from the internet there are many
methods advertised as being sure fire quick ways to make money when in
reality they are nothing but a scam So if yoursquore wondering whether or not affiliate marketing actually works we donrsquot blame you The good news is
yes ndash affiliate marketing absolutely works as a genuine way to make your
income online There are usually no fees to set up as an affiliate marketer
with a number of different programs available which allow you to get started making money for free
Who Benefits From Affiliate Marketing
You may be wondering who else affiliate marketing is beneficial to Other
than yourself of course affiliate marketing has some great advantages for
a number of other people This includes both businesses who are looking to sell their products and services online and the customers who are look-
8
ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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as a method of making an income new affiliate marketers need to up their game in order to ensure that they have an edge over the competition In
this e-book you will learn exactly what you need to do to ensure that your
new business venture in affiliate marketing has the right foundations and
framework to become a success and be the ticket to the lifestyle that you have always dreamed of
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Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular ways to make
money online but what is it exactly Simply put affiliate marketing is a
method of making an income by which you advertise other peoplersquos prod-
ucts and services As an affiliate marketer you will set up a blog or website
which you will use to display advertisements provided to you by the com-panies which you represent Each time a sale is made through your affiliate
site or blog you are paid a commission Depending on the popularity and
success of both your website the products and services that you promote
and the company or companies which you promote for there is a lot of money to be made from affiliate marketing which is why itrsquos important to
get it right
Getting Started
Most affiliate marketers start off by using an affiliate program for example
Amazon Associates which is highly recommended to both first-time and experienced affiliate marketers Choosing a reputable company such as
Amazon is very important as the visitors to your site are much more likely
to make a purchase from an organisation which is a household name and
is well-known for being trustworthy professional and good value The sec-ond reason why programs such as Amazon Associates are so popular is
that they offer a diverse range of products to promote and advertise
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Before you dive straight into being an affiliate marketer there are a lot of things which should be taken into consideration In order to be successful
at affiliate marketing itrsquos important to have a good idea of how to create
and maintain a website understand how search engine optimisation works
and have a good working knowledge of social media and social media marketing Staying up to date on all of these topics is absolute key to en-
suring that your new affiliate marketing business venture doesnrsquot end up
going nowhere
Does Affiliate Marketing Work
If yoursquove been trawling the web for methods of making money online you have probably come across more than just a few which appear to be quite
dubious When it comes to making money from the internet there are many
methods advertised as being sure fire quick ways to make money when in
reality they are nothing but a scam So if yoursquore wondering whether or not affiliate marketing actually works we donrsquot blame you The good news is
yes ndash affiliate marketing absolutely works as a genuine way to make your
income online There are usually no fees to set up as an affiliate marketer
with a number of different programs available which allow you to get started making money for free
Who Benefits From Affiliate Marketing
You may be wondering who else affiliate marketing is beneficial to Other
than yourself of course affiliate marketing has some great advantages for
a number of other people This includes both businesses who are looking to sell their products and services online and the customers who are look-
8
ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Chapter 1 The Basics ndash Everything You Need to Know About Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has become one of the most popular ways to make
money online but what is it exactly Simply put affiliate marketing is a
method of making an income by which you advertise other peoplersquos prod-
ucts and services As an affiliate marketer you will set up a blog or website
which you will use to display advertisements provided to you by the com-panies which you represent Each time a sale is made through your affiliate
site or blog you are paid a commission Depending on the popularity and
success of both your website the products and services that you promote
and the company or companies which you promote for there is a lot of money to be made from affiliate marketing which is why itrsquos important to
get it right
Getting Started
Most affiliate marketers start off by using an affiliate program for example
Amazon Associates which is highly recommended to both first-time and experienced affiliate marketers Choosing a reputable company such as
Amazon is very important as the visitors to your site are much more likely
to make a purchase from an organisation which is a household name and
is well-known for being trustworthy professional and good value The sec-ond reason why programs such as Amazon Associates are so popular is
that they offer a diverse range of products to promote and advertise
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Before you dive straight into being an affiliate marketer there are a lot of things which should be taken into consideration In order to be successful
at affiliate marketing itrsquos important to have a good idea of how to create
and maintain a website understand how search engine optimisation works
and have a good working knowledge of social media and social media marketing Staying up to date on all of these topics is absolute key to en-
suring that your new affiliate marketing business venture doesnrsquot end up
going nowhere
Does Affiliate Marketing Work
If yoursquove been trawling the web for methods of making money online you have probably come across more than just a few which appear to be quite
dubious When it comes to making money from the internet there are many
methods advertised as being sure fire quick ways to make money when in
reality they are nothing but a scam So if yoursquore wondering whether or not affiliate marketing actually works we donrsquot blame you The good news is
yes ndash affiliate marketing absolutely works as a genuine way to make your
income online There are usually no fees to set up as an affiliate marketer
with a number of different programs available which allow you to get started making money for free
Who Benefits From Affiliate Marketing
You may be wondering who else affiliate marketing is beneficial to Other
than yourself of course affiliate marketing has some great advantages for
a number of other people This includes both businesses who are looking to sell their products and services online and the customers who are look-
8
ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
9
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
15
On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Before you dive straight into being an affiliate marketer there are a lot of things which should be taken into consideration In order to be successful
at affiliate marketing itrsquos important to have a good idea of how to create
and maintain a website understand how search engine optimisation works
and have a good working knowledge of social media and social media marketing Staying up to date on all of these topics is absolute key to en-
suring that your new affiliate marketing business venture doesnrsquot end up
going nowhere
Does Affiliate Marketing Work
If yoursquove been trawling the web for methods of making money online you have probably come across more than just a few which appear to be quite
dubious When it comes to making money from the internet there are many
methods advertised as being sure fire quick ways to make money when in
reality they are nothing but a scam So if yoursquore wondering whether or not affiliate marketing actually works we donrsquot blame you The good news is
yes ndash affiliate marketing absolutely works as a genuine way to make your
income online There are usually no fees to set up as an affiliate marketer
with a number of different programs available which allow you to get started making money for free
Who Benefits From Affiliate Marketing
You may be wondering who else affiliate marketing is beneficial to Other
than yourself of course affiliate marketing has some great advantages for
a number of other people This includes both businesses who are looking to sell their products and services online and the customers who are look-
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ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
15
On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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ing for the items that you promote Affiliate marketing is a popular choice amongst business owners who are looking to advertise their products as it
is hugely cost effective since they do not need to pay to display the adver-
tisement on your page but rather only pay when a sale is made When it
comes to customers affiliate marketers can make it easier for them to find the products and services that they need
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Chapter 2 Choosing a Niche - What Should I Market
Choosing which products andor services to market is one of the most im-
portant tasks faced by new affiliate marketers With so many different prod-
uct niches out there choosing one which you think will be the most prof-
itable can often be a very confusing and daunting task
Many affiliate marketers make the mistake of choosing a product that sells well but they have little knowledge of Although choosing a product which
sells well is a good step itrsquos important to take a step back and think about
how much you actually know about the niche and whether or not you are
interested enough in it to market it to others successfully Do you really want to spend the rest of your life selling products that you have little to no
interest in The most successful affiliate marketers are those who promote
products that they love as they find it easier to dedicate the time and effort
into promoting them
Every Niche Has a Market
When starting out as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to understand that
every single niche has a market Whether you choose one of the larger
niches such as the casino and online gaming niche or decide to promote a
smaller and more unique niche there is always the potential to hit it big Itrsquos not about the niche that you choose itrsquos about how well you reach out to
your target audience and promote the products and services of the busi-
nesses which you are affiliated with
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
15
On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
17
promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
18
The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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With this in mind itrsquos a good idea to make a list of the kind of things that you yourself are interested in For example if you are a huge fan of beauty
you might be interested in setting up an affiliate site which promotes make-
up and other beauty products Or if yoursquore a die-hard gamer why not set
up an affiliate site which promotes products related to your favourite game If you are interested in the products that you sell you will be able to write
more compelling descriptions of products and explain them better to poten-
tial customers
Cheap or Pricey
One of the biggest questions which new affiliate marketers face is whether they should promote products which are expensive or go for cheaper
products that more customers will be attracted to buy A big mistake is to
think that advertising cheap products is going to earn you more money as
an affiliate marketer Although you may well get more sales when you pro-mote affordable cut-price products itrsquos important to remember that as an
affiliate marketer you will earn a percentage of the price of the item which
sells Therefore if you promote products that have a larger monetary value
you will earn a larger amount of commission per sale Letrsquos say for exam-ple that you promote luxury cars By advertising a car priced at $10000
with a 10 commission rate you will earn $1000 per sale Compare this to
advertising an item priced at $10 with the same commission rate ndash you
would need to make 1000 sales before you earn the same amount
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Go With What You Know
Choosing a niche is a hugely important part of becoming an affiliate mar-
keter but in general many new affiliate marketers make this process a lot
harder than it should be As mentioned above going with what you know is
the best option for becoming an affiliate marketer
If yoursquore already using the internet to talk about things that you enjoy for
example if you are a blogger have a YouTube channel or have a social
media page which discusses a theme niche or product tying your affiliate
marketing venture in with this is a great way to get started
If yoursquore unsure make a list which includes a variety of things that yoursquore interested in ndash what you studied at college what you enjoy doing in your
spare time and other things that you are knowledgeable and skilled about
Do people always come to you for financial advice Why not market finan-
cial products If yoursquore struggling to come up with a niche look around you and the answer will be there
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
15
On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
17
promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
18
The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
19
ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
22
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Chapter 3 Getting Set Up - Your Affiliate Website
Once you have decided which products andor services you are going to
promote as an affiliate marketer itrsquos time to get your advertisements out
there on the web In order to do this you will need to set up a website
blog social media page or all three The majority of affiliate marketers start
off with a website since the majority of affiliate programs will provide HTML codes for the advertisements which you will be displaying to your users
Choosing a Domain Name
These days setting up a website for the purpose of affiliate marketing is
easy Before you set up your website however itrsquos important to come up with a good domain name which your site will be known by When choosing
a domain name for an affiliate site itrsquos important to choose one which is
both easy to remember pronounce and spell Your domain name should
also reflect the type of items which you are promoting on the site For ex-
ample if you are creating an affiliate site to market online casinos you could choose something like lsquotoponlinecasinosrsquo or lsquobestonlinecasinogamesrsquo
This not only makes it easy for your visitors to quickly determine what the
site is about but it is also relevant easy to remember spell and pronounce
and good for SEO
Coming up with a domain name can be trickier than you think especially
when there are limited domain names available with com When choosing
a domain name it is always important to go for com rather than any other
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
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ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
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SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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top-level domain This is because not only do many people still assume that there is only com available itrsquos also easier to remember harder to
confuse your site with others and opens up your site to global visits from
search engine results
Setting Up Your Website
Once you have chosen your domain name itrsquos time to set up your website Itrsquos vital that this stage is given a huge amount of thought planning and ef-
fort as after all it is your website where your affiliate ads will be displayed
To get the best results from your site it needs to be not only appealing to
visitors but also easy to navigate and quick to load You can use site-mak-
ing software for example WordPress to easily create your site if you have no prior knowledge of coding or HTML In this case itrsquos advisable to pur-
chase a premium WordPress ndash or other site-creator ndash package so that you
have more freedom when it comes to using themes or making customized
edits to your site
You may also want to speak with an experienced professional web design-
er about getting your site up and running For many affiliate marketers itrsquos
a good idea to pay a professional to design and set up your website as
they will have a good idea of the types of web designs which are the best for affiliate marketing and also how to design your website in such a way
that it is beneficial for search engine optimization
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
15
On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
17
promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
18
The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
19
ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
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ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
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Web Hosting
If you do not choose to use software such as WordPress to host your site you will need to find a web host When it comes to choosing a web hosting
provider there are many different options to choose from and each of these
must be taken into consideration These include
Free Hosting
Shared Hosting
Cloud Hosting
VPS Hosting
Dedicated Hosting
Free hosting no matter how appealing should be avoided at all costs This is because even though it will not cost you the actual cost of hosting your
website is often subsidized with advertisements which could interfere with
the advertisements that you post on behalf of affiliate programs Websites
hosted with free hosting providers also tend to be slow to load along with a number of other potential issues which could cause problems for your busi-
ness
Shared hosting is usually quite affordable and is a popular choice for affili-
ate marketers With shared hosting your website will share a server with others However bear in mind that if you choose this option there is always
the danger of your site being slow or even unreachable during peak times
15
On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
17
promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
18
The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
19
ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
21
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
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Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
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But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
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the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
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the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
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The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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On the other hand opting for cloud hosting which often costs around the same as shared hosting is a better option as your site will be hosted on a
number of virtual servers meaning that there is little chance of server over-
load
VPS hosting or virtual private server hosting is a type of hosting which is similar to both shared and dedicated hosting It allows for more space than
standard hosting but is less costly than dedicated hosting where your
website essentially has a server to itself This type of hosting usually costs
more and is only ideal if you expect to expand significantly therefore need-
ing extra server space in the future
Whichever type of hosting service you decide to go for itrsquos important to
keep a few main factors in mind This includes customer service ndash itrsquos abso-
lutely vital to go for a hosting provider which provides excellent round-the-
clock customer service so that you know for sure that if anything goes wrong with your website you can get in touch and have it fixed straight
away
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
17
promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
18
The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
19
ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
21
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
22
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Chapter 4 Setting Up and Optimizing Your Ads
Now that you have chosen a domain name a web host and have designed
your website itrsquos time to get to the fun part By now you will have chosen
the type of products that you would like to advertise in order to make mon-
ey and will have found a suitable affiliate program (Amazon Associates is a
great start but there are many others out there which you might prefer) Once you have signed up to your chosen affiliate program and have been
approved to advertise on their behalf itrsquos time to get down to business
The majority of affiliate programs will provide you with pre-designed and
pre-approved advertisements which you can then use on your affiliate site These are usually easy to place directly onto your site via the use of a
HTML code which you will simply need to copy and paste into your sitersquos
code Many programs will provide a range of advertisement types including
banner ads of all different sizes pop-up ads text ads and more The ones
which you choose will depend on the design of your website and how you plan to promote the product or service
However simply placing an ad on your site is not enough to effectively
promote it When buying a product customers like to know as much infor-
mation possible about not only the product or service which they are con-sidering but also about the business or brand For this reason itrsquos impor-
tant to write product descriptions for the items which you promote A good
affiliate marketing site will have a different page for each product that they
17
promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
18
The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
19
ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
21
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
22
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
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promote with a compelling and interesting description that encourages the reader to buy The more informative the better
Search Engine Optimization
Optimizing your affiliate site for search engine crawlers is extremely impor-
tant in order for your new business venture to be a success For example if yoursquore promoting womenrsquos clothing you will want your site to show up as
high as possible in Googlersquos search results when a user types lsquowomenrsquos
clothingrsquo into the search bar and hits go Because of this search engine op-
timization should be a top priority
There are many different things which you need to do when it comes to search engine optimization and it should be done both on and off your site
If you have never done any SEO before and are not very knowledgeable on
the subject it may be a good idea to get in touch with an SEO professional
or digital marketing company to help you out
Off Page SEO
Google ranks websites according to a whole number of factors but itrsquos not
only whatrsquos going on on your page that matters Links back to your page
are very valuable to Google providing that they are genuine authentic and from a reputable source For example a link source could be a local news
outlet a popular blog or even a well-known social media page or profile
18
The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
19
ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
21
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
22
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
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Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
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give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
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Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
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Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
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The more genuine links that you have back to your site the better ranking your page will able to achieve
One of the best ways to build up links is through the use of guest posts In
the past link-building received a bad reputation as website owners were
abusing it simply placing links back to their page in irrelevant places or spamming forums in order to increase the amount of links However this
isnrsquot what yoursquore going to do One good link is worth more than one hun-
dred bad links and a link that is placed in a lsquoblack hatrsquo manner could land
you with a penalty from Google Instead find relevant reputable blogs
which will allow you to guest post for them This way you can create a guest post which is relevant to your site and allows you to include the link in
a natural manner
Along with guest posting there are many other ways in which you can cre-
ate solid authentic links back to your site in order to improve SEO These include doing something newsworthy to appear in an article on the site of a
local news outlet including links to your site in business listings and asking
relevant bloggers to review your site
On Page SEO
Although what you do off your page is important for SEO itrsquos also vital to
remember that your website and pages themselves have a huge part to
play in search engine optimization and how high you rank in the Google
Search Results One of the most important parts of your site is the content
When writing product descriptions and other content for your site itrsquos a good idea to include the types of keywords that your users will be search-
19
ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
21
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Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
22
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
ing for However itrsquos vital to make sure that these keywords appear natural-ly If this isnrsquot possible creating content based on the keyword is important
Along with that updating your site with fresh content is also a good way to
improve SEO This could be done in the form of a business blog for exam-ple which you could use to create articles that answer commonly asked
questions explore different ways to use the products that you sell or even
review your own products Donrsquot forget thatrsquos itrsquos not just text content which
is important to SEO ndash the images that you use on your site can also appear
in Image Search results
The user-friendliness of your website is also hugely important to search
engine optimization Along with having informative content your website
should also be easy to navigate and not confuse users who visit it Your
aim is to get visitors to stay on your page for as long as possible so that they can discover more information about your products in order to encour-
age them to buy
Another factor which should also be taken into consideration is page load-
ing time The amount of time that your site and pages take to load can di-rectly affect SEO with Google favoring those sites which load up quickly
and effortlessly Not only that but a site which loads slowly can be annoy-
ing for users and you could lose business as a result
Last but not least it is absolutely vital that your website is mobile-friendly
This is not only important for your reputation but it also directly affects
20
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
21
Click here to know how i made$830 on my first day in affiliateMarketing
Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
22
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
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Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
SEO with Googlersquos latest major algorithm updates favoring sites which are mobile-friendly over those which are not With an increasing number of
shoppers using their mobile devices to search for and purchase products
and services online ensuring that your site has a responsive design that
looks and works great on any device is absolutely vital
21
Click here to know how i made$830 on my first day in affiliateMarketing
Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
22
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
Click here to know how i made A six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
Chapter 5 Where and How to Promote Your Site
Even when yoursquore practicing all the right SEO techniques you really donrsquot
want to leave it up to chance that users stumble across your site when
searching on Google Itrsquos important to remember that it can take a while for
new websites to reach the top of Google search results even with good
SEO therefore you will need to turn to a range of different digital marketing techniques in order to best promote your site
Video Marketing
Wersquove mentioned video marketing first because it is easily becoming one
of the most popular ways to promote a whole range of different things on-
line The best thing about video marketing is that it can be done on popular platforms such as YouTube and also tied into social media marketing in or-
der to attract more people to your affiliate site and encourage them to buy
the products which you have advertised A great way to use video market-
ing is through the use of video reviews If possible it can be a great idea to
purchase the products that you are promoting yourself and create an in-formative engaging video review that users will love to watch Of course it
has to be a positive review You can then display a link to your website or
the page on your site where the product is listed to let interested users
know where they can purchase it Although this may not be feasible for some affiliate marketers itrsquos definitely worth doing if you can
22
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
Click here to know how i made A six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
Social Media Marketing
With almost everybody in the world signing up to at least one of the main social media networks it makes absolute sense that your new affiliate site
should have a presence on social media You can do this by either posting
links to your website and its pages on your own personal social media pro-
file and encouraging your friends and followers to share it with the users who follow them or even setting up a dedicated page or profile which you
will use purely to promote your affiliate site
Social media is quickly becoming one of the most used ways to find new
products andor services online and you should never underestimate its
power when it comes to website and product promotion The affiliate pro-gram which you are using may also provide links which are suitable for so-
cial media updates giving you the option to post them on sites such as
Facebook Twitter Pinterest and Instagram as well as your affiliate site Us-
ing social media massively increases your audience and gives you access to members of your target audience who may not know about your site Itrsquos
also a great way to engage with the people who are buying products
through your site too ndash comments sections and direct messages can be
used to answer questions or simply engage and get involved with your tar-get market
Email Marketing
Many affiliate marketers use email marketing as a method of promoting
their different products and services This is because email is one of the
most-used mail services in the world today and a well-thought out interest-
23
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
Click here to know how i made A six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
ing email can be a great way to encourage customers to shop However there are a lot of different things which should be taken into consideration
when you decide to use email for affiliate marketing One of the main con-
cerns which you should have is that of spam and junk mail Every day
anybody with an email address gets at least one spam mail in their inbox and although this does tend to go to a dedicated inbox many miss the filter
Because of this email users tend to dismiss most emails that donrsquot catch
their eye immediately when they look at the subject line so make sure that
your subject line is different from that of every other email marketer out
there
Along with this the issue of privacy is also one which should be considered
when you use email marketing in order to promote your affiliate site You
should only ever send emails to pre-approved email addresses which have
been added to a mailing list with consent
Content Marketing
Last but certainly not least content marketing is a hugely powerful way of
promoting your affiliate site Content is king on the internet and good con-
tent both on and off your website can be an ideal way to keep it updated
attract new customers and promote your affiliate products Starting a busi-ness blog which is a part of your website is one of the best ways in which
you can use content to promote it A business blog means that you will be
able to update your websitersquos content regularly leading to better SEO and
more interest in your site itself
24
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
Click here to know how i made A six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
But what do you blog about Depending on the types of niche which you have chosen for your affiliate marketing venture there will be plenty of dif-
ferent topics which you should cover For example if you are promoting on-
line casinos you will be able to write a huge variety of different blog posts
on this topic This could include lsquohow-torsquo guides for a range of different casino games tips and tricks for winning historical information about online
gaming or even the latest online gaming news No matter which niche you
have chosen a little bit of research will give you access to endless possibil-
ities when it comes to material to write about on your blog Promote your
blog posts on social media in order to get more views
25
Click here to know how i made A six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
Chapter 6 Be Recognized - Building a Brand
Although you may not be selling products that are of your own brand itrsquos
important that you build a good brand name for yourself as an affiliate mar-
keter Your brand is how others will identify you as a standalone business
from the brands which you are promoting and is hugely important in ensur-
ing that you build up your own client base and are recognized
Take for example some of the more successful comparison websites out
there These websites are shining examples of affiliate marketing done right
ndash they make money off other companiesrsquo products such as auto insurance
home insurance or travel insurance ndash without having to sell a single prod-uct of their own But they have a distinguishable brand which customers
can instantly recognize them by
When it comes to branding itrsquos important that your customers can recog-
nize you straight away Your brand isnrsquot simply your logo though ndash itrsquos
based on a whole set of different factors with the most important being the qualities and values that your business stands for What kind of experience
do you want customers to have when engaging with your brand What kind
of values does your brand represent Which type of customers do you
want to engage most with your brand These are all questions which you should be asking when it comes to putting together a memorable and rep-
utable brand image for your affiliate marketing business
26
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
Your Target Market
There is nothing more important than your target market when it comes to designing creating and building a brand Take into consideration the type
of customers who are attracted to the products andor services which you
promote as an affiliate marketer For example if your affiliate site promotes
baby items you will want it to be attractive to new moms and dads who are looking to buy for their little one
On the other hand if you sell luxury items you are aiming to build a brand
which the people who buy these types of items can easily relate to For this
reason itrsquos vital to research your target market and really get to know them
Find out about the values that they hold the way they engage with busi-nesses and the sort of things that they will find interesting Once you have
this information you can then begin building a brand which will speak to
them and appeal to them on a number of different levels
Your Brand Voice
The best brands are the ones which the customers can really relate to Think of your favorite brand ndash is it easy to see them as a lsquopersonrsquo Brands
which have a human voice and are on the same level as their customers
tend to be the most popular and for good reason Today customers arenrsquot
looking for advertisements that simply throw all the good points of an item at them ndash they want to know WHY they should be buying from a particular
brand or buying a certain product and what it can do for them in order to
solve a problem or enhance their lives Because of this you should aim to
27
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
give your brand a lsquohumanrsquo side This means forgetting the overly profes-sional robotic wording that some brands use and instead connecting with
your customers on a human level
Where does your brand voice come into play First and foremost your
website should be the best representative of your brand and its voice The way in which the content on your website is written can say a lot about your
brand ndash for example whether it has a sense of humor Along with this itrsquos
important to remember to keep your brand voice consistent throughout all
of your content both written and non-written This includes product descrip-
tions social media postings emails videos photographs and everything else in between
Visual Branding
Once you have taken all of the above factors into consideration itrsquos time to
start focusing on building a distinct visual brand which ties in well with the values and qualities of your business Your visual branding consists of a
number of different things for example your logo the colors that you use
for your site logo social media pages and more and any distinctive phras-
es or words which you use in order to describe your affiliate site When de-signing your visual brand itrsquos vital to keep your target audience in mind
Create designs which will appeal to them based on what you have learned
about them during your research You may even wish to conduct surveys
focus groups or other research which gives members of your target market
28
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
the opportunity to choose their favorite of a series of brand imagery helping you to decide which would be the best one to go with
Brand Consistency
When creating and building your brand and brand image consistency is
absolutely vital This is extremely important for affiliate marketers who use a variety of channels for example a website blog email and social media
profiles in order to promote affiliate products and services A consistent
brand enables customers to instantly recognise you and helps to keep any
confusion to a minimum As well as keeping your brand voice consistent
throughout itrsquos also important to make sure that other parts of your visual brand are also consistent for example using the same logo on each chan-
nel that you use for promotion and customer engagement
29
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketing Income in just 2 months
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
Chapter 7 Keep at It ndash Growing Your Busi-ness
Affiliate marketing is one of the top methods of paving the way to eventually
earning a passive income online However in order to get to your ultimate
goal of being able to never worry again about working for an income as
your affiliate site is bringing it in for you therersquos a lot of work to be done As
the saying goes you reap what you sow ndash and there is nothing more true than this when it comes to affiliate marketing By putting the right amount of
work and effort in now you will definitely be able to reap a lot of great re-
wards further down the line
When starting off as an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to ensure that you donrsquot make the mistake of assuming that all you need to do is place ads on
your site to see the money come rolling in In an ideal world this would be
the case ndash but unfortunately like everything a business as an affiliate mar-
keter needs to be nurtured in order for it to become a success If you are
looking for a business opportunity which is going to make you a millionaire overnight unfortunately affiliate marketing is not what you are looking for
However if yoursquore looking to find a method of making an income online
which you can grow from scratch and are willing to invest a lot of time and
effort into making sure that it is a success this is an excellent choice
30
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
Making a Commitment
In order for your new affiliate marketing business venture to become a suc-cess you need to be prepared to be fully committed to it One of the best
things about affiliate marketing is that it does not require a lot of startup
capital in order to get your affiliate site set up however what it does require
is a lot of investment when it comes to time and effort Because of this it is important to make a commitment to your business venture This could in-
clude taking the time to carry out research on your target audience re-
search the businesses which you are promoting on behalf of and of course
research the products andor services which you are promoting Having an
in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of your business will take time how-ever it will definitely pay off in the long run as being a good affiliate mar-
keter means being the go-to source of information for those looking to buy
products andor services in your chosen niche
Staying Up to Date
The internet is subject to constant change and because of that affiliate
marketing is also affected by the numerous changes made regularly online
For example changes to Googlersquos algorithms could affect your websitersquos
SEO or changes to social media could affect the way you advertise and promote Keeping on top of all this should be a commitment that you make
for the whole duration of your business the very nature of affiliate market-
ing means that there are constant updates and changes which should be
identified and acted upon accordingly An affiliate marketing website is not
something which you can simply set up and forget about ndash you need to constantly be on the lookout for anything which could affect it and making
31
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
the relevant changes and adjustments in order to ensure that you do not lose out
Maintaining Your Site
As an affiliate marketer itrsquos important to regularly maintain your site This is
especially important if you are using a blog to market products or if you have a business blog as part of your site Blog readers expect to receive
regular new content and failing to provide them with this could result in a
loss of interest ndash and traffic ndash quite quickly
Along with that itrsquos also vital to ensure that your site content itself is updat-
ed As an affiliate marketer you may find from time to time that you need to remove certain products from your site for example if they have been dis-
continued On the other hand itrsquos also important to keep a close eye on the
business or businesses which you affiliated with in order to take advantage
of advertising any new product lines that they introduce
Achieving a Passive Income
Achieving a passive income from your affiliate site could take months or
even years With all the work that you need to do in order to build a suc-
cessful affiliate marketing business along with the continuous commitment that needs to be made in order to earn as much as possible by promoting
other peoplersquos products it can take a long time before you can finally sit
back and relax whilst the money rolls in
32
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
The beauty of affiliate marketing is that once you are earning enough to comfortably do so you can pay others to maintain your site blog and
everything else in between Once yoursquove reached this point itrsquos time to do
whatever you want with your passive income How far away this goal is all
depends on how hard yoursquore willing to work to lay the foundations of and build a strong and successful business as an affiliate marketer
33
Click here to know how i madeA six figure affiliate marketingIncome in just 2 months
Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
34
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
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Conclusion
Achieving success as an affiliate marketer is definitely not something that you can achieve overnight and if anybody tells you that it is they are telling
you a lie Affiliate marketing is certainly no lsquoget-rich-quickrsquo scheme however
it can definitely make you rich if yoursquore prepared to put in the effort and re-
search required and make a commitment to building and developing a suc-
cessful brand
A successful affiliate marketer will understand that there is much more to
making money from promoting other peoplersquos products than simply setting
up a website and displaying advertisements on it In order to really excel
and become the go-to site for customers looking to buy the kind of products andor services that you promote itrsquos absolutely essential to build a strong
brand image and reach out to your customers through a whole range of
marketing tools for example video email and social media marketing as
mentioned earlier
In this eBook yoursquove learned about the basics of affiliate marketing how to
choose an affiliate marketing niche how to set up your affiliate website and
choose a web host the importance of on-page and off-page SEO how im-
portant it is to promote your website various marketing channels used by
affiliate marketers how to build a strong brand and visual brand image and how to consistently work at your project to ensure that you have an overall
successful affiliate marketing site that is set to bring in a profit Now itrsquos up
to you to take all this information and use it to take the first steps towards
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becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
becoming a successful affiliate marketer and eventually earning that pas-sive income that yoursquove always dreamed of
Whether yoursquore considering marketing home furniture electronics online
casinos jewelry or even gardening tools the information in this book will
help you build a successful site and brand to make sure that you achieve your business goals No matter which niche you choose the basic princi-
ples of affiliate marketing are the exact same and will work whether yoursquore
promoting products that are worth one or one thousand dollars each
Whether yoursquore a web guru or are just finding your feet when it comes to
creating websites and using the internet to make money itrsquos possible to be-come successful and earn a good income from affiliate marketing No mat-
ter whether yoursquore planning on continuing working in your regular job or
have quit your job to pursue a new career as an affiliate marketer the rules
are the same ndash you get out of affiliate marketing what you put in
If you are ready to take the plunge itrsquos important to know that it might not
always be easy ndash hitting it big as an affiliate marketer means that yoursquoll
need to commit to putting in a huge amount of effort But the results will be
worth it
35
Click here to know how i madeA six figure income in just 2 monthBy affiliate marketing
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